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Which of the following about fishing nets is correct?Ghost nets are used to catch demersal fish.Drift nets are used to catch demersal fish.Purse-seine nets are used to catch demersal fish.Trawler nets are used to catch demersal fish.

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Which of the following about fishing nets is correct?Ghost nets are used to catch demersal fish.Drift nets are used to catch demersal fish.Purse-seine nets are used to catch demersal fish.Trawler nets are used to catch demersal fish.

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Para responder a la pregunta, primero debemos entender qué son los peces demersales y los diferentes tipos de redes de pesca mencionadas.

  1. Peces demersales: Son aquellos que viven y se alimentan en el fondo del mar o cerca de él.

  2. Redes fantasma (Ghost nets): Son redes de pesca que han sido abandonadas, perdidas o descartadas en el mar. No se utilizan intencionalmente para pescar.

  3. Redes de deriva (Drift nets): Son redes que flotan con la corriente y se utilizan principalmente para capturar peces pelágicos, que viven en la columna de agua, no en el fondo.

  4. Redes de cerco (Purse-seine nets): Son redes que rodean a los peces y se cierran en la parte inferior, utilizadas principalmente para capturar peces pelág

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